I wondered aloud if it were a reference to Spinal Tap** (Fans will remember "The Electric Banana" is the club where director Marti Di Bergi first saw the band.) Neither my wife, my 6-year old son or my 3-year old son could say.
Just today I was telling a nerdy friend about this place, and again I wondered if the name was a nod to Tap.
So I called the store and asked. The clerk said "It's just a funny name, that an electric banana is funny, they wanted a funny name and electric banana is funny."
Of course he's right, it IS funny. But was there more to the story?
I pressed him and discovered that he is not the owner.
So I asked to speak with the owner. I added "I'm a journalist" (which is kind of true, I suppose.)
He put me on hold and said to call back in ten minutes.
* * * 10 minutes later * * *
